- Length
- 7.92 m
- Beam
- 2.57 m
- Draft
- 0.91 m
- Sail area
- 30.1 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.92 m
- Waterline length
- 6.5 m
- Beam
- 2.57 m
- Draft
- 0.91 m
- Displacement
- 3,039 kg
- Ballast
- 1,270 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 30.1 m²
- Mainsail area
- 15.49 m²
- Foresail area
- 14.63 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.45 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.1 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.84 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.51 m
- Forestay length
- 9.94 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
- Engine model
- MD7A
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, balsa-cored sandwich
- Keel type
- Twin keels
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 45 L
- Fresh water tank
- 64 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1969
- Production ended
- 1980
- Hulls built
- 2444
- Builder
- Westerly Marine Ltd.
- Designer
- Laurent Giles
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.63
- Displacement / length
- 308.22
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.8 %
- Comfort ratio
- 26.66
- Capsize screening
- 1.79
- Hull speed
- 6.19 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 114.6 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Centaur 261 generation
01
1969–1980